ile ọkọ
Yoruba
editEtymology
editFrom ilé (“house”) + ọkọ (“husband; dear”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editilé ọkọ
- marital home (by extension) married life
- Ẹsẹ̀ rẹ̀ ti wà nílé ọkọ. ― She is married (literally, “Her foot is in the marital home.”)
- Ilé ọkọ yá ― The marital home is ready
Derived terms
edit- abilékọ (“married woman living with her husband”)